What caused thunderstorms during onset of 2024 southwest monsoon in Karnataka? Study reveals
A study by the India Meteorological Department and Bangalore University identifies the atmospheric conditions that fueled severe thunderstorms during the 2024 monsoon onset in Karnataka. The research highlights the role of the Somali Jet and high convective energy in creating unpredictable weather patterns.
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Understanding the thermodynamic drivers of monsoon thunderstorms helps meteorologists improve early warning systems and flood management strategies.
Scientists from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Bangalore University in a new study have revealed the reasons which contributed to thunderstorms that accompanied the arrival of the southwest monsoon in 2024.
That year, the monsoon advanced into Karnataka on June 1 and covered the entire State by June 6, and over those six days, thunderstorms occurred across the State, with Bengaluru seeing the most intense activity, recording 111.1 mm of rain on June 3.
In the study, titled ‘Thunderstorms During the Onset of the Southwest Monsoon in Karnataka: A Case Study of Synoptic and Thermodynamic Analysis’, IMD scientists C.S. Patil and Darga Saheb Shaik, along with Kamsali Nagaraja of the Department of Physics, Bangalore University, found that the storms were fuelled by several weather systems acting together.
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